What's Involved In A Background Check?

We all know what a credit check is.

But I don%26#039;t know anyone who%26#039;s seen their background check.

Can a employer or creditor do it without your knowledge?

Can there be heresy items listed such as you are suspected of being gay, but you don%26#039;t acknowledge it publicly.

Where does a person or company get one and how is the information collected?

What%26#039;s Involved In A Background Check?

Depends on what level of security the company places you in.

Routine, as are most jobs, it would be employment verification, Credit Bureau%26#039;s ( these also verify previous addresses and show them your credit worthiness ) and possibly references.

An %26quot;internal%26quot; could involve a Field Investigator personally visiting employers and even neighbors.

It is not ethical to be done if you have not signed releases and authorizations, but it does happen. They just don%26#039;t have to tell you they did it.

Not sure what you mean by %26quot;heresy%26quot;......%26quot;hear say%26quot;????

Only on the internal, which might be dropped by a neighbor or a friend. There are certain areas the investigation considers %26quot;gray%26quot; while others are considered compromising.

It depends on what position you are applying for.

Note: You are entitled to review your personnel jacket and all its contents, while under administrative supervision. This gives you the chance to challenge any erroneous info.

What%26#039;s Involved In A Background Check?

The only time an employer can do a background check on you would have to be with your consent (and they are usually limited to government jobs). In order for them to do one, they would need a specific form signed by you saying that you consent to them doing a background search on you. They will then visit city police departments of which cities you have resided/worked in. The only thing that will pop up in a local background check would be if you were ever involved in a traffic accident (and there was a police report), you ever received a ticket, were ever a witness, victim, contact, or suspect in a case, or if you were ever arrested. There would most likely not be any heresay items, unless for some reason they were noted in the specific police report and pertained to part of the report.

Hopefully this was helpful.

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